What Dog means
Dog is simply short for "underdog" - the side getting points on the spread or plus-money on the moneyline, reflecting that they're less favored to win outright.
Key points
- Dog is simply short for "underdog" - the side getting points on the spread or plus-money on the moneyline, reflecting that they're less favored to win outright.
Example and context
In practice
Dog is simply short for "underdog" - the side getting points on the spread or plus-money on the moneyline, reflecting that they're less favored to win outright.
Related glossary terms
These terms sit in the same part of the betting vocabulary and are useful to read next.
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